Iain S. Thomas

*May this book find the person it needs to. May they find every word they were looking for.* **I know you don't want to talk sometimes. Sometimes because it hurts and sometimes because you're just not supposed to talk about what you want to talk about. Sometimes it can be hard to say, "this is beautiful," when no one else can see what you see. Or, "Here, this is where the pain is." But some part of you knows, the truth about the words you cannot say is that they only hurt until you say them. They only hurt until the person who needs to hear them, hears them. Because we are human, and the closest we've ever come to showing each other who we really are, and how we love, is with words. So I'm going to try to say to you here, what I wish you'd say to me too. Please. Listen. We can change things. Here.

Every Word You Cannot Say

Collection of poetry from the author's blog called "I Wrote This for You" from the years 2007 to 2017.

I Wrote This for You: 2007 - 2017

Pleasefindthis

From Iain S. Thomas, the creator of I Wrote This For You, and artist Carla Kreuser comes a collection of 300 things they truly and sincerely hope for you: from wishing you always have a pen, to hoping you're never lonely, and everything in-between. This collection of inspiring prose and illustrations will move you, and remind you of what's important in life as you live it. Or, that's what they hope.

300 Things I Hope

This is the truth of you. Because you are all I see. Because you are all I breathe. Because when I cannot find you, I am lost. Because when I'm with you, I am found. Because you have the fire of the universe in you, and sometimes you forget. So this book is here to remind you. Dear You, I want you to know that I see you. I want you to know that even if no one else does, even if you are a ghost in this bookshop, or just the static floating across the screen of your computer, wherever you're reading this, I see you. I see you in the dark and I see you in the grey. I see you as a story, as words I have spoken or may yet speak. Maybe only in a memory or a dream. I see your hands and your arms and your body and your legs and your face and I see what you have been and what you will be. I see you and in looking at you, I want you to know that whoever you've had to be to survive all this, I will not look away. I want you to know that there's a space inside this book for you. So if you have the time and the inclination, you can sit here with me, just for a while. And perhaps between us, we can see everything that matters. -pleasefindthis

Poetry About Love, Life, Joy, and Sadness

The Truth of You

It's been 10 years since the world officially ended. In the last city on Earth, Jon Salt is addicted to Sadness, a drug that invokes its name, and obsessed with his lover, Michelle; both of which threaten to drive him insane. Strange creatures and new technologies appeared in the last days of humanity and the widespread adoption of teleportation technology sundered the fabric of time and space, leaving a smattering of looping ghosts. It is a sad, monotone world, but the remaining populace is happy, thanks to the anti-depressants in the water supply. The last government on Earth has taken a special interest in a gift that Jon possesses: the ability to make his thoughts real. Jon must rely on that gift and the help of a few unlikely friends to stay one step ahead of those who desperately want to use him for something far more sinister than even he could dream...

Intentional Dissonance

Winner of: 2015 New England Book Award, Honorable Mention Central Avenue Publishing is proud to publish another book by the widely acclaimed poet Iain S. Thomas. As many have noted on various social media platforms, there have been some issues that have led to the delayed release of this book. For this, we apologise and hopefully the content of the book will clarify the circumstances surrounding this delay. We feel we should also point out that this is not technically a self-help book, but it does contain some poignant prose, poetry and stories which may or may not lead you to happiness. Mostly, it is the rather unfortunate chronicle of a man's attempt to write the book he's promised his publisher, no matter the cost to his sanity.

Not a Self-Help Book. Seriously

How to Be Happy

Warning.Every poem in this book has one or more words init that have been taken from the NSA’s watch list.A full list of the words appears at the back of thisbook.By transmitting this book via email or other means,you are liable to be tracked by the NSA as apotential terrorist threat.This book is dedicated to how ridiculous that is.

25 Love Poems for the NSA

"I need you to understand something. I wrote this for you. I wrote this for you and only you. Everyone else who reads it, doesn't get it." The follow-up to the international #1 bestselling collection of prose and photography, I Wrote This For You And Only is the third book in the I Wrote This For You series and gathers together the very best entries in the project from 2011 to 2015. Started in 2007, I Wrote This For You is an internationally acclaimed exploration of hauntingly beautiful words, photography and emotion that's unique to each person that reads it.

I Wrote This for You and Only You

Jasmine Wang

An Artificial Intelligence Answers Life's Biggest Questions

What Makes Us Human

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Carla Kreuser

I need you to understand something... Ten years ago, I started writing this for you. I wrote it for you and only you. Since then, millions of other people have read it, but none have understood it the way you understand it. I set out to find you a long time ago and today, I'm so glad I finally have. Thank you for reading these words.

I Wrote This for You: 2007-2017

Escrevi isso pra você é uma coletânea de poemas contemporâneos sobre os diversos momentos do amor: a paixão e o encantamento dos primeiros tempos, o lento afastamento, a solidão a dois, a dor do fim e a esperança de novos começos. Reunindo cerca de 200 textos divididos em quatro partes – Sol, Lua, Estrelas, Chuva –, o poeta sul-africano Iain S. Thomas combina palavras profundas e intensas com fotografias frias e impessoais. O resultado é um livro que provoca uma explosão de sentimentos perturbadores e conflitantes, mas totalmente familiares a qualquer pessoa que já tenha amado e sofrido pelo menos uma vez. Conhecido nas redes sociais pelo pseudônimo pleasefindthis, o autor começou sua trajetória na internet, publicando poemas e fotos em seu blog pessoal. Com o tempo, seu trabalho ganhou repercussão, se transformou em livro e encantou milhares de leitores ao redor do mundo. Com extrema delicadeza, Escrevi isso pra você expõe a natureza frágil das relações humanas e as nuances líricas e obscuras do amor. Você sempre me diz que foi bom enquanto durou. Que as chamas mais intensas são as que queimam mais rápido. Ou seja, você via em nós uma vela. E eu via em nós o sol. (A estrela esquecida)

Escrevi isso pra você

I Wrote This for You, 2007-2017

Central Avenue Publishing is proud to publish another book by the widely acclaimed poet Iain S. Thomas. As many have noted on various social media platforms, there have been some issues that have led to the delayed release of this book. For this, we apologise and hopefully the content of the book will clarify the circumstances surrounding this delay. We feel we should also point out that this is not technically a self-help book, but it does contain some poignant prose, poetry and stories which may or may not lead you to happiness.Mostly, it is the rather unfortunate chronicle of a man's attempt to write the book he’s promised his publisher, no matter the cost to his sanity.

How to be Happy: Not a Self-Help Book. Seriously.

Vance Cariaga

Yacoob Manjoo 

Alveena Salim

Azra Alli

Faatema Ismail

Kitty O’Meara

Matthew Bowler

Pamela Newham

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Saaleha Idrees Bamjee

Safeera Abdul Latheef

Samia Khan

Shubnum Khan 

Wasan Altikrti

The Coronavirus has plunged humanity into global turmoil not seen in modern history. The virus will pass, though, and these days will eventually fade from memory. But what will be recorded of this time? Infection statistics, death tolls, and economic and political happenings will no doubt be written into history. But this period has been so much more. So much more that must be preserved and appreciated – both for ourselves and our future generations. Corona Times: Words from the Pandemic aims to document a slice of this living reality, capturing the thoughts of a range of writers during the pandemic’s early months. The collection features contributions from prominent South African writers Iain S. Thomas, Saaleha Idrees Bamjee, and Shubnum Khan, along with poems and reflections from writers based elsewhere – including Kitty O’Meara, whose “And the People Stayed Home…” touched so many lives early in the pandemic. From bewilderment, sadness, and loss of life, to hope, positive change, and appreciation of the little things, this collection hopes to provide readers with comfort and perspective amid the chaos.

Words from the Pandemic

Corona Times

The follow-up to the international #1 bestselling collection of prose and photography, I Wrote This For You And Only is the third book in the I Wrote This For You series and gathers together the very best entries in the project from 2011 to 2015. Started in 2007, I Wrote This For You is an internationally acclaimed exploration of hauntingly beautiful words, photography and emotion that's unique to each person that reads it.

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